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The Story of the Poison Gas Man
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24:35 - 36:44 (12:09)

The use of poisons and gases as weapons has been an unfortunate aspect of warfare for centuries. In modern times, cults and terrorists have used chemical agents to cause harm and destruction just like the Poison Gas man, who produced VX nerve gas, phosgene, Zyklon B, and sarin gas.

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Chapter
The Story of the Poison Gas Man
Episode
126: Shoko Asahara: Japan’s Deadliest Cult Aum Shinrikyo & The 1995 Tokyo Gas Attacks
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A Japanese doomsday cult called Aum Shinrikyo attempted to build weapons and failed, leading them to focus on redesigning their trucks to carry chemical weapons.
25:43 - 29:12 (03:29)
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Aum Shinrikyo
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A Japanese doomsday cult called Aum Shinrikyo attempted to build weapons and failed, leading them to focus on redesigning their trucks to carry chemical weapons. The cult's leader allegedly transported followers to Russia for military training that included helicopter and tank rides and assault rifle and rocket launcher training.

Chapter
The Story of the Poison Gas Man
Episode
126: Shoko Asahara: Japan’s Deadliest Cult Aum Shinrikyo & The 1995 Tokyo Gas Attacks
Podcast
Lights Out
A recap of the sarin gas attack that happened in Matsumoto, Japan in 1994, which resulted in the death of seven people, and over 500 being injured.
29:12 - 33:04 (03:51)
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Sarin gas
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A recap of the sarin gas attack that happened in Matsumoto, Japan in 1994, which resulted in the death of seven people, and over 500 being injured.

Chapter
The Story of the Poison Gas Man
Episode
126: Shoko Asahara: Japan’s Deadliest Cult Aum Shinrikyo & The 1995 Tokyo Gas Attacks
Podcast
Lights Out
The 1994 Sarin Gas attack on a busy subway station in Japan was carried out by the members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, a group founded in 1984 as a yoga and meditation group that later turned into a doomsday cult.
33:04 - 36:44 (03:40)
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Aum Shinrikyo
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The 1994 Sarin Gas attack on a busy subway station in Japan was carried out by the members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, a group founded in 1984 as a yoga and meditation group that later turned into a doomsday cult. They targeted individuals critical of their beliefs and had a history of violence preceding the incident.

Chapter
The Story of the Poison Gas Man
Episode
126: Shoko Asahara: Japan’s Deadliest Cult Aum Shinrikyo & The 1995 Tokyo Gas Attacks
Podcast
Lights Out